The cost of diesel fuel on the St. Petersburg International Commodity Exchange (SPIMEX) has reached its maximum value in the entire history of observations since 2018.
As a result of the trading session on Tuesday, the exchange price of summer diesel fuel according to the national index reached 52 rubles per ton, having increased by 615%, and since the beginning of the month the index has grown by 0,28%.
The main reasons are the rise in prices in Europe and the increase in demand in Russia. As the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation comments on the situation: “The domestic diesel fuel market is currently in a stable state, but remains subject to such macroeconomic factors as changes in world oil prices and export prices in the markets of Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the continuing growth in demand in the domestic market for the background of the onset of the vacation period in Russia and the persistence of restrictions on air traffic. "